Men’s short haircuts can be highly versatile. When searching for a new cut, it must fit must fit your personality and facial structure. Consider how the hair will pair with your beard style as well. Our favorite short haircuts for men include comb over and fade.
Butch Cut
A butch cut is one of the men’s most iconic short haircuts, as it can easily fit most facial structures. Additionally, adding a fade can further customize this hairstyle into something fashionable. Faded butch cuts create an eye-catching contrast between the sides and top. Choose from low, mid, or high fades depending on what suits your personal style best. Add a beard for an eye-catching effect; many men find the combination of beard and butch cut a great pairing.
Caesar Cut
One of the best short haircuts for men is the Caesar cut, an ideal style for those with straight or wavy locks and can be styled in many different ways. This classic Caesar cut features a blunt fringe and clean skin fade. This style looks particularly striking on natural or textured black hair. This variation on the Caesar cut adds more boldness, featuring tapered sides and back hair cut down to 4 clipper size while leaving longer layers at the fringe section on top for easy styling. This style makes an eye-catching yet modern statement that’s easy to wear.
Comb-Over
From quiffs to crew cuts, men have many ways to wear short hair that looks sophisticated and put-together. Talk with your barber about styles that are easy to manage while suiting your facial structure. For a timeless classic look, try a comb-over. Inspired by military styles, this style combines shorter hair on the sides and neckline with longer locks on top for an authentic military aesthetic that fits any ethnicity or skin color. George Clooney himself loves this look, which works for any ethnicity or race; you could add shine with some hair product for added shine!
Textured Crop
The textured crop is an eye-catching short hairstyle ideal for those with both wavy and curly locks. When combined with a taper fade for added versatility, you have an eye-catching style that can be styled brushed forward or spiked for an edgier edge. Drop fade and textured crop are other excellent style for men with thicker locks, offering easy management and suitable for all ages. Spiky haircuts can make thin hair appear fuller. Ask your barber for a fade or undercut variation featuring plenty of texturized styling to achieve this modern style.
Pompadour
A pompadour style features long hair on top combined with tapered sides or an undercut that is tapered closer together on either side. Kirby Stout, master barber extraordinaire, recommends pairing this style with a fade for an effortlessly dapper appearance suitable for professional settings. This look is ideal for men with natural back-flowing growth patterns who feel comfortable slicking their hair back or creating a pompadour. Combine this look with a taper fade for an impressive, professional, and masculine appearance at work or during leisurely weekend activities.
French Crop
French cuts can be the ideal style to disguise receding hairlines by covering up the forehead area. Additionally, this look works wonders on thinned-out locks, creating a fuller appearance while helping balance the overall appearance. When combined with taper fade, this look offers masculinity and dapperness that can be worn slicked back or more casually styled into an undulated fringe style. Add texture and movement to your face by asking your barber to point cut your top layer of hair with point cutters, creating graduations and adding graduations of length. This makes graduations that give movement.
Crew Cut
A classic crew cut is an effortless men’s hairstyle that always looks stylish in any setting. Ideally suited to oval faces, this timeless cut can also work on other face shapes. This look features skin-shaved sides and long length on top, gradually tapering off towards shorter hair near the ears. You can wear it as a high, mid, or low fade. Add an edge to your crew cut by asking your barber to create a tricky part – shaving a precise line into your side parting for added style.
Buzz Cut
A buzz cut is an effortless option for men seeking short and manageable hair maintenance. The style shaves back and sides close while leaving length at the top for styling, making this style ideal for corporate men who can slick back, spike up, or brush forward for an eye-catching look. For an elegant and contemporary take on this style, consider opting for a disconnected pompadour with the hard part that creates a sharp divide between long top hair and shorter sides. This works particularly well when combined with fades, quiffs, or comb-overs.
